It’s practically a law of nature: labor-intensive, low-margin sewing businesses follow cheap labor. That’s how the South ended up loaded with apparel factories after the Northeast unionized at the end of the 19th century, how Mexico inherited the apparel production industry after NAFTA, and why most sewing is done in Asia today. So you gotta wonder what they were thinking in Seattle when they set the minimum wage to $15 an hour. They certainly weren’t thinking of entry level workers and Made in the U.S.A. jobs! Click the following link for more information:
February 10, 2015
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